The hits keeps coming for agency Web sites
In the fourth quarter of 2009, people's satisfaction with e-government hit an all-time high, with a rating of 75.2 on ACSI’s 100-point scale, surpassing satisfaction with off-line government (68.7).
GSA takes a fast, free approach to Web dialogue tool
The General Services Administration uses free software to provide federal agencies the means to host interactive online forums with the public as part of the Open Government Directive.
Search me: AKO enhances search, jumps tech hurdles
Col. Earl Noble, project manager of Army Knowledge Online and Defense Knowledge Online, discusses new AKO capabilities, technical challenges associated with creating a federated system, and objectives of the newly implemented business process management capability.
Oracle outlines Sun integration plans
Oracle Corp. laid out its plans for integrating Sun Microsystems' software and hardware systems into its own product lineup, including the Solaris operating system, the NetBeans IDE and the MySQL database.
Did Microsoft insider leak Windows 8 release date?
The company's product names and release dates are usually a closely guarded secret; purported list also includes office and server products.
Ballmer forecasts cloudy future for public safety
The next step for public saftey managers is to move applications to cloud-based computing infrastructors, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft's chief executive officer told attendees at company's Public Safety Symposium.
2020 vision: 10 things you'll see on the Web in the next 10 years
By 2020, you'll have one device for all uses, proximity networking will take hold, and spam just might be brought under control, says IDC senior analyst Shawn McCarthy.
Google CEO defends stance on China
Google CEO Eric Schmidt confirmed the company's position with respect to China and said its engineers have made the necessary fixes to prevent future attacks on its systems.
Private sector lessons in modernizing government
President Obama's meeting with leading technology executives reaffirmed the importance of tackling challenges in smaller chunks, holding leaders accountable, while still respecting regard for privacy, writes Robert Holleyman, CEO of Business Software Alliance.
GSA offers Web-based public dialogue tool
GSA is offering federal agencies a free, Web-based public dialogue tool designed for open-government Web sites.
Microsoft to Congress: Time to seed cloud computing
Privacy, security, and international sovereignty issues need congressional attention, says Brad Smith, senior Microsoft executive.
Microsoft announces official SQL Server 2008 R2 date
Microsoft said SQL Server 2008 R2, the next version of its database, will be generally available in May.
White House details new e-mail archiving system
The Obama White House's system for archiving unclassified e-mail messages is secure, centrally managed and automatically archived, according to the Executive Office of the President's Office of Administration.
Google's showdown with China underscores the need to reform cybersecurity
The ability of hackers to get past network defenses and siphon source code from one of the world's most resourceful technology players is a stark reminder -- as if we needed one -- of the need for faster and more comprehensive national cyber security reforms.
Microsoft, Google debate cloud future
Google's Alfred Spector and Microsoft's Bill Zack debated their views on how data will be stored and shared in the future at the inaugural meeting of the New York Technology Council.
Google Earth enables an archaeological find, but what has it done lately?
A team of archaeologists found evidence of an old civilization in the Amazon by studying satellite images via Google Earth. But it seems they expected more.
Microsoft releases free SEO tool
Microsoft released a free search engine optimization (SEO) tool, called "SEO Toolkit," which works with Web sites supported by Microsoft's Internet Information Services Web servers on Windows-based machines.
Microsoft and HP ink cloud, virtualization pact
Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard disclosed a $250 million, three-year partnership to develop and market next-generation data center technology and application infrastructure that combines virtualization, system management and cloud computing.
A mash made in heaven: Agencies mix data with social media
Improved user interfaces, standardized components and robust security in mashup software are making it easier to pull service-enabling components from multiple resources.
Crowdsourcing: The wisdom of crowds, or the madness?
Crowdsourcing is a necessary but insufficient condition of Web 2.0. What we see here are the limits of a bottom-up process and the need for top-down guidance, says Michael Daconta.
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